BASKERVILLE SCHOOL OF GYMNASTICS

🌳Matureactive
06845753 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2009-03-13
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£407.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Fitness facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £407,301
Cash YoY
+19%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£376k
↑ 19% YoY
Net Worth
£407k
↑ 27% YoY
Current Assets
£406k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£81k£163k£244k£326k£407kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£428.2k£341.0k
Current assets£406.1k£342.8k
Cash£376.0k£315.4k
Debtors£9.6k£9.9k
Net assets£407.3k£321.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-19
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-27
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  5. 2023-04-27
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    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-04-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-03-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-03-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2022-03-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-04-23
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    MARRIOTT-DODINGTON, Julie resigned
    director
  18. 2014-12-22
    ➕
    HATHAWAY, Judy appointed
    director
  19. 2014-12-22
    ➕
    LAW, Katherine appointed
    director
  20. 2014-12-22
    ➕
    MARRIOTT-DODINGTON, Julie appointed
    director
  21. 2014-06-30
    ➕
    BASKERVILLE, Paul James appointed
    director
  22. 2014-06-30
    ➖
    BASKERVILLE, Emma Jane resigned
    director
  23. 2009-03-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BASKERVILLE SCHOOL OF GYMNASTICS
  24. 2009-03-13
    ➕
    BASKERVILLE, Victoria Louise appointed
    director
  25. 2009-03-13
    ➕
    BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2009-03-13
    ➖
    BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2009-03-13
    ➕
    BASKERVILLE, Emma Jane appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BASKERVILLE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul James Baskerville
Individual · British · DOB 03/1988 · age 38
——sig. influencesignificant influence13/03/2017
Ms Victoria Louise Baskerville
Individual · British · DOB 11/1986 · age 40
——sig. influencesignificant influence13/03/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2009-03-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities

Registered office

Englishcombe Court
Englishcombe Lane
Bath
BA2 2EJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

BASKERVILLE, Paul James→
director · ~38y · appointed 2014-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BASKERVILLE, Victoria Louise→
director · ~40y · appointed 2009-03-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HATHAWAY, Judy→
director · ~77y · appointed 2014-12-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAW, Katherine→
director · ~47y · appointed 2014-12-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-03-13 · resigned 2009-03-13
Resigned
BASKERVILLE, Emma Jane→
director · ~43y · appointed 2009-03-13 · resigned 2014-06-30
Resigned
MARRIOTT-DODINGTON, Julie→
director · ~66y · appointed 2014-12-22 · resigned 2016-04-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-28